Broadland and South Norfolk Business Awards terms and conditions

General

1. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council are joint data controllers for data protection purposes and information, and notices can be found on the entry forms.
2. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council reserve the right to change or amend any award category, qualification criteria or these T&C’s if required. In such a case, any person or business involved will be notified if required.
3. If any part of these terms becomes invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the terms.
4. Any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with these terms or their subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law and exclusive jurisdiction of England and Wales.
5. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council reserves the right to alter the programme, venue, or speakers without prior notice. Where a person or a business is affected, they will be notified.
6. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council shall not be liable for any direct or indirect losses including loss of profit or goodwill and shall have no liability in respect of the awards process, nominations, publicity or event subject to term 7 and to the fullest extent as permitted by law.
7. Nothing in these T&C’s limit any liability which cannot legally be limited, including but not limited to liability for (a) death or personal injury caused by negligence; (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
8. Any logos, pictures or communication created for these awards shall remain the exclusive property of Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council.

Nominations

9. All Business Award categories are open for self-nomination except the Pub of the Year and Retailer of the Year categories which are only open for public nomination and Business Builder Exemplar which is a Council award only.
10. You can nominate your business for up to two categories if you wish.
11. If you have previously won twice in a particular category, you will not be able to enter the same category for the next 2 Business Awards from your last win. You can still enter any other category that you have not yet won.
12. All nominations must be submitted online via the nomination form. Any additional documents that you feel may support your nomination please email directly to [email protected] which must clearly identify your nomination.
13. All nominations are open to businesses that are working from an operating base in the Broadland and South Norfolk administrative area.
14. Award sponsors cannot enter the award category that they are sponsoring but are welcome to apply in any other two categories.
15. Please refer to the list of categories for specific entry criteria.
16. The comments made in nominations should be accurate to the best of your knowledge. It is the responsibility of the person nominating and the nominated party to ensure that any information is accurate and Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council accept no responsibility or liability regarding information supplied to them in this process.
17. By entering the awards, you agree that any activity likely to bring the council(s) reputation into disrepute will result in nominations being voided and withdrawn and that all employment and health and safety policies required by law are in place. The Council(s) will not verify this as part of their due diligence checks; responsibility rests solely with the nominee.
18. By entering the awards, you agree to partake in campaign publicity, including the use of any images taken, logos and non-confidential submission information. It is the responsibility of the nominating party and the nominee to ensure that any information provided to Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council is non-confidential and all necessary consents have been gained. Any sensitive information will not be shared by the Council(s) in campaign publicity.
19. Nominations are open from 9am on 26 October 2026 until 11:59pm on 10 December 2026.
20. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council reserve the right to amend the campaign dates if required.
21. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council employees and councillors cannot nominate any business, retailer or pub that is jointly owned by themselves, their partners, or a close relative. Close relative is a parent, parent-in-law, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, step-parent, stepson, step-daughter, brother, sister, wife, husband or civil partner. If Broadland District Council or South Norfolk Council become aware of a breach of this term the nomination shall be void.
22. If you are voting for the Pub of the Year, you may only vote for one pub in each district. We will only accept one vote per person, per email address, per district, for the Pub of the Year awards.
23. Pubs and Retailers are not allowed to make an offer of any reward to encourage public nominations for Pub of the Year or Retailer of the Year.
24. ‘Pub’ means a licensed an establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks, and sometimes also food, to be consumed on the premise.
25. If you are voting for the Retailer of the Year, you may only vote for one retailer in each district. We will only accept one vote per person, per email address, per district, for the Retailer of the Year awards.
26. 'Retailer' refers to those independent shops with less than five outlets, whose primary business is to sell a product. For illustrative purposes, these are the types of businesses we class as retail.
27. Business Builder programme officers will select entrants for the Business Builder Exemplar Award. Shortlisted finalists will then be assessed by councillors from Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council, alongside the category sponsor, to identify the winners with the strongest outcomes.

Pub of the Year prize draw

28. By submitting a vote for the Pub of the Year you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 voucher for an independent local pub of your choice in the Broadland or South Norfolk area. There will be two prize draws – one for the Broadland area and one for the South Norfolk area. No financial alternative is available.
29. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk employees, Councillors, their partners, or close relatives (see term 21) cannot take part in this prize draw.
30. The prize draws are only open to residents in the UK over the age of eighteen. Entry to the draws is free.
31. The prize draws are open for the duration of the nomination period (see term 19).
32. The winners will be drawn randomly from a computer-generated list by April 2027. A Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council officer will contact the winners. If the winners are uncontactable after 28 days or the prizes are unclaimed, supplementary winners may be drawn.
33. The winners may be announced on Broadland and South Norfolk social media channels.
34. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council reserve the right to suspend, cancel, postpone, or amend the prize draw and/or review these terms and conditions.

Retailer of the Year prize draw

35. By submitting a vote for the Retailer of the Year you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 shopping voucher for an independent local shop of your choice in the Broadland or South Norfolk area. There will be two prize draws – one for the Broadland area and one for the South Norfolk area. No financial alternative is available.
36. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk employees, Councillors, their partners, or close relatives (see term 21) cannot take part in this prize draw.
37. The prize draws are only open to residents in the UK over the age of eighteen. Entry into the draws is free.
38. The prize draws are open for the duration of the nomination period (see term 19).
39. The winners will be drawn randomly from a computer-generated list by April 2027. A Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council officer will contact the winners. If the winners are uncontactable after 28 days or the prizes are unclaimed, supplementary winners may be drawn.
40. The winners may be announced on Broadland and South Norfolk social media channels.
41. Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council reserve the right to suspend, cancel, postpone, or amend the prize draw and/or review these terms and conditions.

Judging process

42. Finalists of all award categories will be shortlisted by a panel using a pre-determined scoring criteria and the finalists will be selected by this panel. The finalists will then be visited by a judging panel to validate the submission and decide on the category winner.
43. The judges may be drawn from the headline sponsor, representatives from each of the category sponsors, industry experts, councillors, and Economic Development Officers.
44. Finalists will be notified of the judges’ availability for the visit and approximate visit times will be given where possible. If any key person to your nomination is unavailable, it is suggested that a substitute is briefed for the visit.
45. We will only shortlist nominations from businesses that are fully compliant with all regulatory services (including but not necessarily limited to: licensing, planning, environmental protection, food safety) and are not in arrears with payment required to be made to the council (for business rates, Council Tax – for a home based business, commercial waste collection, or commercial rent if a tenant of the Council).
46. The decision of the judges is final. The Council(s) will not be obliged to justify the judge’s decision or enter any correspondence regarding the decision-making process not explained above.

The Awards

47. All finalists will receive two complimentary tickets to attend the awards ceremony on 4 March 2027 at Norwich City Football Club, Norwich.
48. A limited number of additional tickets for finalists will be available to purchase at a cost of £44.50 + VAT per ticket. Details of which, will be included in the invitation. All tickets will be allocated by the Business Development Events Team only.
49. Tickets are not available for sale to the general public.